What is a science fiction convention anyway?
Most of the SF cons I attend are based more toward literary and scientific pursuits. One can find interesting conversations on wide variety of subjects, good books to read, movies ,TV shows, art, NASA, myths of global warming, just about anything. You might even be having these conversations with a favorite best selling author, or world renowned scientist.
I can be found mostly around the card table playing spades.
Other members of the MDSFA follow pursuits that interest them. So one can find many things at a con.